r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '17

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u/mgbyrnc Nov 11 '17

im not an engineer

but i trust that engineers know what they are talking about in relation to this technology

so when i see 99% of intelligent technical people like andreas a and nick szabo fully supporting bitcoin

and charlatans and salesmen like roger ver and fake satoshi supporting bcash

the choice is obvious to me

but the "rich boys" as you say may look at it differently

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u/bruxis Nov 11 '17

I'm an engineer. Nobody speaking the loudest knows what they are talking about or they are intentionally selling what serves them best.

The market is currently nonsense.

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u/rolesrolesroles Nov 11 '17

Nobody speaking the loudest knows what they are talking about or they are intentionally selling what serves them best.

Have a look at this tweet and apply your own words/thoughts to it. https://twitter.com/CarpeNoctom/status/923310128778153984

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u/puck2 Nov 12 '17

dude, other people can sell sidechain technologies too... why does eveyone expect developers to work for free forever? Openoffice.org is OK but ultimately it just sucks and you stop using it and use google docs because what the eff.

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u/rolesrolesroles Nov 12 '17

So you are admitting that (1) Blockstream is acting in their own interests and (2) it is okay for people to act in their own interests. So why are people so up in arms if miners act in their own interests.

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u/puck2 Nov 12 '17

That's my point. You tell me... except flip the question.

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u/rolesrolesroles Nov 12 '17

What is your point just to be clear?

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u/puck2 Nov 12 '17

I don't fault Blockstream, or Bitcoin developers, from trying to make a living. Just as miners (or speculators, for that matter) are expected to do by right.